January 17, 2019 7 years ago

Wendy McKernan named VP of Thunderbird Entertainment’s factual division

VANCOUVER – Thunderbird Entertainment has promoted Wendy McKernan to the role of vice-president at the company’s factual division, Great Pacific Media. McKernan has been with the company since 2012, most… Continue Reading

January 17, 2019 7 years ago

Altering the Acts: Submission secrecy was panel’s decision alone, says Yale

Parties can make theirs public, if they wish OTTAWA – The chair of the Broadcast and Telecom Legislative Review panel has disputed Cartt.ca’s report that it… Continue Reading

January 17, 2019 7 years ago

CES 2019: Voice powered everything

Hands-free streaming has Hulu viewers hooked, for example LAS VEGAS – For years manufacturers have hyped the emergence of the smart home where everything in our lives, from our phones,… Continue Reading

January 16, 2019 7 years ago

CRTC calls for comments on live programming closed captioning standards

OTTAWA – The CRTC is seeking input on a proposed plan to update the English-language closed captioning quality standards relating to the accuracy rate for live programming. The Commission… Continue Reading

January 16, 2019 7 years ago

Telus extends ‘Bring-It-Back’ device program to new and current customers

TORONTO – Telus is expanding its smartphone affordability program to allow new and renewing customers to upgrade to the latest smartphone devices for a lower upfront cost when the… Continue Reading

January 16, 2019 7 years ago

Quebec’s Thetford Mines to benefit from first-time access to high-speed Internet

THETFORD MINES, QC – The Black Lake district of Thetford Mines will soon receive access to high-speed Internet through a joint investment between the governments of Quebec and Canada. Each… Continue Reading

January 16, 2019 7 years ago

Schoolchildren reading with George W. Bush on 9/11 subject of new doc

TORONTO – Blue Ant Media production company Saloon Media has begun production on a new feature length documentary about a unique group of Americans: the 16 children from… Continue Reading

January 16, 2019 7 years ago

CMW passes on sale at early bird rate

TORONTO – Conference passes available are now for Canadian Music Week, Canada's largest and longest running new music festival and conference, which will take place May 6 -12, 2019 in Toronto. The Sheraton Centre… Continue Reading

January 15, 2019 7 years ago

eStruxture expands Vancouver data centre to keep pace with boom in local film production

MONTREAL – Network and cloud-neutral data centre solutions provider eStruxture is expanding its Vancouver data center in an effort to better meet the needs of "Hollywood North". The company said… Continue Reading

January 15, 2019 7 years ago

CIRA to invest $1.25M in projects strengthening Canadian internet infrastructure, online access, digital literacy

OTTAWA – The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) will award $1.25 million this year through its annual Community Investment Program which is now accepting applications. The program is open to… Continue Reading